Online Dental Education Library

Our team of dental specialists and staff strive to improve the overall health of our patients by focusing on preventing, diagnosing and treating conditions associated with your teeth and gums. Please use our dental library to learn more about dental problems and treatments available. If you have questions or need to schedule an appointment, contact us.

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Dental Services
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Services we offer include:
Bonding, to repair small chips or cracks
Crowns, to replace large amounts of lost tooth structure and/or missing teeth
Dental Implants, for the longest-lasting tooth replacement available today
Fillings, to make your teeth strong and healthy again
Oral Cancer Screenings, to detect disease at a curable stage
Orthodontic Treatment, to move teeth into the right position
Periodontal (Gum) Disease Therapy, to prevent tooth loss
Professional Teeth Cleanings, to maintain good oral health
Removable Dentures, to help you smile again
Root Canal Treatment, to save an infected tooth
Sealants, to protect children's teeth from decay
Teeth Whitening, to brighten a faded or discolored smile
TMJ/TMD Treatment, for chronic jaw pain
Tooth Extractions, when a tooth is hopelessly damaged or decayed
Veneers, for repairing larger chips and cracks, and reshaping teeth
Emergency Dental Treatment
We can treat a variety of traumatic dental injuries, including teeth that have been chipped, moved, or knocked out entirely...

Root Canal
...Having multiple fillings or restorations on the same tooth increases the chances of this type of injury...

Chrissy Teigen's Teeth-Grinding Troubles
...In time, teeth can become chipped, worn down — even loose! Any dental work on those teeth, such as fillings, bonded areas and crowns, may also be damaged, start to crumble or fall out...

Veneers
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Porcelain veneers can mask undesirable defects, such as teeth stained by tetracycline, by an injury, or as a result of a root-canal procedure, and are ideal for masking discolored fillings in front teeth...

Teeth Whitening
...These products also are not as effective on pitted or badly discolored teeth, or on restorations such as crowns, bridges, bonding and tooth-colored fillings (porcelain veneers or dental bonding may be more appropriate in this case)...

General Dentistry
...General dentists are highly educated and trained in multiple facets of dentistry, providing a variety of different services for you and your family including:
Crowns and bridges
Dentures
Dental implants
Gum disease (Periodontal) treatment
Orthodontics
Root canal therapy
Teeth cleanings
Bonding
Dental fillings
General dentists who do not perform a certain treatment will provide you with a specialist referral...

Periodontal Exams
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During your periodontal examination, your dentist will check:
For any lumps or abnormal areas in the mouth
Whether any of your teeth are missing or loose
The color, texture, size and shape of your gums
Whether you have fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures or implants
How much plaque is on your teeth
The depth of the space between your tooth and gum
Gingivitis is the first stage of periodontal disease that causes inflammation of the gums...